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Tag: NIST

Privacy conscious cloud migrations: mapping the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework to the NIST Privacy Framework

This post will help you make privacy-conscious cloud migration decisions by mapping the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy Through Enterprise Risk Management (NIST Privacy Framework) to the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF). AWS Professional Services created the AWS CAF to help organizations successfully migrate to […]

Round 2 Hybrid Post-Quantum TLS Benchmarks

January 25, 2023: AWS KMS, ACM, Secrets Manager TLS endpoints have been updated to only support NIST’s Round 3 picked KEM, Kyber. s2n-tls and s2n-quic have also been updated to only support Kyber. BIKE or other KEMs may still be added as the standardization proceeds. AWS Cryptography has completed benchmarks of Round 2 Versions of […]

Updated whitepaper now available: Aligning to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in the AWS Cloud

I’m proud to announce an updated resource that is designed to provide guidance to help your organization align to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.1, which was released in 2018. The updated guide, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF): Aligning to the NIST CSF in the AWS Cloud, is designed to […]

How to Update AWS CloudHSM Devices and Client Instances to the Software and Firmware Versions Supported by AWS

Note from September 18, 2017: In this blog post, “AWS CloudHSM” refers to the product that’s now known as AWS CloudHSM Classic. As I explained in my previous Security Blog post, a hardware security module (HSM) is a hardware device designed with the security of your data and cryptographic key material in mind. It is […]

New Whitepaper: Aligning to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in the AWS Cloud

Today, we released the Aligning to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in the AWS Cloud whitepaper. Both public and commercial sector organizations can use this whitepaper to assess the AWS environment against the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and improve the security measures they implement and operate (also known as security […]

AWS Achieves FedRAMP Authorization for New Services in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region

Today, we’re pleased to announce an array of AWS services that are available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region and have achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High authorizations. The FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB) has issued Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO) approvals, which are effective immediately. If you are a federal or commercial […]

AWS Achieves FedRAMP High JAB Provisional Authorization

We are pleased to announce that AWS has received a FedRAMP High JAB Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) from the Joint Authorization Board (JAB) for the AWS GovCloud (US) Region. The new Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High JAB Provisional Authorization is mapped to more than 400 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) security controls. This […]

Announcing Two New AWS Quick Start Reference Deployments for Compliance

As part of the Professional Services Enterprise Accelerator – Compliance program, AWS has published two new Quick Start reference deployments to assist federal government customers and others who need to meet National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-53 (Revision 4) security control requirements, including those at the high-impact level. The new Quick Starts are […]

Need NIST Compliance in the AWS Cloud? AWS Compliance Has You Covered: NIST 800-171

AWS’s industry-leading security strength benefits you in many ways, one of which is by using a platform that is audited extensively by independent third-party assessors. At times, these audits confirm we can meet new requirements, even as they are issued, and this is the case for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines 800-171, […]

AWS Architecture and Security Recommendations for FedRAMP Compliance

Some of the most common compliance-related requests we receive from our customers are for reference architecture, a template for how to build your infrastructure in the cloud. These requests indicate how some people learn new concepts: reference architecture visualizations can help to clarify subject matter. In order to clarify how you can use AWS functionality […]